Golf bag



N. NESSER.

GOLF BAG.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24,1921. 1&424331? Patented Aug. 1l, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. t, i222.

Application filed October 24, 1921. Serial No. 510,066.

lgolf-bags and more especially to a golf-bag having Ia bottom that can be easily and cheaplyy made, is neat in appearance and strong and durable.

A device embodying the features of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a View of a golfbag in side elevation, Fig. 2 is a View in side elevationof the bottom of the bag showing the metalreinforcing plate, Fig. 3 is a bottom plan v1ew of the bag, and Fig. 4 is a view taken as indicated by the line 4 of Fig. .3.

Since the features of my invention relate primarily to the bottom of the bag, the upper part thereof maybe of any desired construction; and accordingly I have shown in Fig. l a bag of the ordinary cylindrical form, the body of which is made of canvas 20 or other suitable material which may be stifened in any well known manner, if desired. At the top of the bag there is a reinforcing strip of leather 21 and the bag is provided with the usual strap 22 for carrying. If the body 20 is made of canvas, I preferably sew to the outer face thereof at the lower end a stri of leather 25 4of suiicient thickness to stien the canvas and furnish protection and reinforcement thereto. |This strip of leather 25 is preferably supplemented by asecond reinforcing strip 26 of cardboard or other suitable material interpos'ed between the, canvas and the leather,

v hide. rlihis cap 35 comprises a central disktit) like portion 36. Extending downwardly from this central disk-like or body portion is an annular ange 37 and at the bottom is a short outwardly projecting flange lor portion 38 connecting the ange *37 with an outer upwardly projecting fiange 39 which, as shown, is preferably slightly wider than the ange 37. When the parts are assembled the material constituting the body of the bag such as the canvas 20 and any reinforcing strips that may be employed, such as lthe leather 25 and carboard 26,.are all `extended down into the -annular channel formed besv tween the flanges 37 and 39. A. row of stitching 42 is then sewed aroundthe bottom, the stitches passing through the two ianges 37 and v39, and through the body portion 20 and any reinforcing strips that may be employed. Suchstitching holds the body ortion 20, and yany such relnforcing strips, 1n the annular channel formed between the flanges 37 and 39. The upper edge of the reinforcing strip 25 may be sewed to thebody portion 20 b stitching, as indicated by 45, if desired. metal reinforcing piecel 50 made in any well known manner may be provided at one side where the ends of the reinforcing strip 25 join. This reinforcing strip has its lower end folded up against'the bottom and riveted as by the rivets 52.

The stitching 42 is preferably applied, as shown, in an upwardly and outwardly sloping position. When thus applied the complete'ring of stitches comp-rise a frusto conical suspension for the bottom whereby the stifness'of the outer portion 39 of the channel is utilized to aid the stiffness of the inner portion 37 in supporting the load within the bag resting on the bottom disk 36. A The bottom cap 35, as has been stated, is

made of rawhide. It is best formed in the lshown with any suitable die or press. The

stitching 42 is preferably put in when the hide is still wet; or if it has been formed into the shape shown and then allowed to dry, it ma be again moistened and then stitched. fter the stitching has been put in, the cap 35, after it is dry, may be varnished or otherwise protected against moisture. After the cap 35 has become dry, and after it is varnished, it will become very stili' and hard resembling metal in some respects.

Whilel have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be understood that it is capable of many modi-v ications. Changes,'therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be 'made without departing from the 'spirit andl scope of the invention as disclosed in the appendedv loo "i turned parallel with claims7 in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as )ossible in view of the prior art. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A golf bag comprising an integral raw hide bottoni formed of a disk of said material having downwardly turned ,edges, the

material of said edges being upwardly said downwardly turned portions to provide an annular channel, said upwardly turned portions rising above the plane of said disc, material formi' ing the bod of the -bag extending into said '/Q hide bottom formed of a dise of said matechannel an stitching passing through both walls of said channel and said body material closel adjacent the plane of said disc.

golf bag comprising an integral raw rial having downwardly turned edges, the

`material. of said edges being .upwardly turned and extending to a plane above the plane of the disc, material forming the body of the bag extending into said channel, a

reinforcing band extending into said liannel about said body material and stitching passing through botli walls of said channel,

said body material and said reinforcing `reinforcing band extending into said channel about said body material and stitching passing through the inner wall of said channel closely adjacent said disc and sloping outwardly and upwardly through the body material and the reinforcing bandl and passing through the outer wall of said channel above the plane of the disc.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of September.. 1921. NICHOLAS NESSER. 

